Jesurun Rak-Sakyi

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Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Southwark, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Right winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 49
Youth career
2019 Chelsea
2019–2021 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Crystal Palace 8 (0)
2022–2023 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 43 (15)
International career‡
2021– England U20 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (born 5 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for Premier League club Crystal Palace. [3]

Contents

Club career

Crystal Palace

Rak-Sakyi was originally in the youth system at Chelsea, before joining Crystal Palace in 2019. [3] His first appearance in the Crystal Palace first-team squad was as an unused substitute against his previous club on 10 April 2021, and he signed his first professional contract for the club two days later. [4] [5] He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against former club Chelsea on 14 August 2021 in the Premier League. [6] Rak-Sakyi made his first start for the club in their final home game of the 2021–22 season against Manchester United.

2022–23: Loan to Charlton Athletic

On 11 August 2022, Rak-Sakyi joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan for their 2022–23 campaign. [7] He made his debut for Charlton, aged 19, in a 5–1 League One win at home to Plymouth Argyle on 17 August 2022 where he scored the side's first goal. Ten days later, on 27 August 2022, Rak-Sakyi scored for Charlton again in a 1–1 League One draw away at Wycombe Wanderers. After scoring 15 goals and registering eight assists, he was later named the club's Supporters' Player of the Year for his performances across the season, receiving 46% of fans' votes. [8]

2023–24: Return to Crystal Palace

Rak-Sakyi returned to Palace and made his first appearance of the new season in an EFL Cup second-round fixture against Plymouth Argyle on 29 August 2023.

On 7 October 2023, Rak-Sakyi made his first Premier League appearance of the season against Nottingham Forest, replacing the injured Jeffrey Schlupp on 26 minutes.

International career

Though Rak-Sakyi is also eligible to represent Ghana through his parents, [9] he accepted a call-up to the England U20 team in September 2021 to replace an injured Anthony Gordon. [10] On 6 September 2021, he made a goalscoring debut for the U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park. [11]

Personal life

Rak-Sakyi's younger brother, Samuel, is currently in the academy at Chelsea. [12]

Career statistics

As of 27 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace U21 2021–22 [13] —2 [lower-alpha 1] 121
Crystal Palace 2021–22 Premier League 200000–20
2022–23 [14] Premier League000000–00
2023–24 [15] Premier League600020–80
Total800020–121
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2022–23 [14] League One 43152040004915
Career total51152060216116
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi". Crystal Palace FC. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Smith, Sam (12 April 2021). "Crystal Palace youngster Jesurun Rak-Sakyi signs first professional deal". South London News. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ↑ The Athletic Staff. "Rak-Sakyi signs first professional deal with Crystal Palace". The Athletic. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Chelsea cruise against Vieira's Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "DONE DEAL : RAK-SAKYI IS AN ADDICK". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022/23 award winners revealed | Charlton Athletic Football Club". www.charltonafc.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Crystal Palace: Ghanaian youngster Jesurun Rak-Sakyi elated after Premier League debut". Modern Ghana.
  10. ↑ "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi receives first international call-up with England U20s". Football London.
  11. ↑ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi: Crystal Palace's young 'throwback' thriving with rivals Charlton". The Athletic. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Jeserun Rak-Sakyi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Jeserun Rak-Sakyi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Jeserun Rak-Sakyi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "2022/23 AWARD WINNERS REVEALED". Charlton Athleitc Official Website. 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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